Beatrice Welch Arnold
Beatrice Welch Arnold died on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in her home.
She was the widow of Dr. I Lee Arnold to whom she was married for 60 years.
She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University as a teacher. As a lifelong homemaker, she pursued her love of teaching through tutoring ESL and in the school at Brainerd Baptist Church where she was a member for 74 years. She lived all her 102 years with integrity and purpose, sharing her gifts with all who crossed her path, never hesitating to share the love and truth of God. Her legacy continues in the hearts of friends and family whom she cared for in many ways.
Surviving Beatrice are her children, Dr. Coleman (Jeanie) Arnold of Chattanooga and Jane Arnold Barnhill of Columbia, SC.; grandchildren, Alison Bryan, Nathan (Padgett) Arnold, Justin (Kelly) Arnold, Kevin (Carolyn) Arnold, Benjamin (Elaine) Barnhill, and Emily (Brunson) DePass, great-grandchildren; Jonah and Eleanor Bryan; Vivian, William, Coleman, and Landreth Arnold; Barrett and Beau Barnhill, Beatrice, Mary Parker, and William DePass, and several nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Beatrice’s Life will be held in the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home on Saturday, April 29, at 1 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Steve Rowland officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday prior to the service beginning at 11 a.m. Interment will be held privately in the Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Samaritan Purse at P.O. Box 3000, Boone, N.C. 28607, Baptist Children's Home, 6623 Lee Hwy., Chattanooga, Tn. 37421 or to AMG International, 6815 Shallowford Road, #1755, Chattanooga, Tn. 37421.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com
Arrangements are under the care of Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist East Chapel, 404 South Moore Road, East Ridge, Tn. 37412.